Knowledge management: An overview of European reality
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to determine whether the implementation of knowledge management (KM) is linked to e‐business performance and to identify the nature of the relationship existing in the different components of knowledge‐sharing and application and internet‐based KM.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper establishes a new model of the practices and results of the KM which has been tested in European companies. For that purpose, a structural equation modelling analysis was used.
Findings
The results show that product innovation and external employees’ access to databases have a strong positive effect on the maximization of internet‐based KM and that internet‐based KM has also a positive impact on e‐business performance.
Research limitations/implications
Limitations of this study include the need for more research into the KM cycle. This paper contributes to the research on this topic with new evidence in a broad sample.
Practical implications
These results point to KM's usefulness in improving every day e‐business processes. Therefore managers should be aware of these benefits.
Originality/value
The present study advances knowledge on the nature of the relative importance of different components of internet‐based KM as drivers of e‐business performance.
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Citation
Borges Tiago, M.T., Pedro Almeida Couto, J., Gomes Tiago, F. and Cabral Vieira, A. (2007), "Knowledge management: An overview of European reality", Management Research News, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170710722946
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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